A few days ago I read an article about companies who sell books “by the foot”. Apparently people sometimes want a bunch of books that just look cool in their homes, but they don’t really care what the books actually are. Since I just unboxed all of my books, I was thinking about books and thought I’d take a quick gander to find out about this crazy business. Sure enough, you can buy books by the linear foot, with various pricing depending on what you’re getting.
For example, you might want a bunch of books by color, so your bookshelf can look something like this:
Or this:
You can buy a whole bunch of books in a single color, like burgundy or black. For those people who have really fancy family rooms, perhaps a collection of “vintage” leather books would be best:
(I admit, these are actually pretty cool. They’re at least 60 years old, and up to 150 years old, according to the web site.)
Or, if you’re a less discriminate buyer, you can just order a box full of random titles.
What a strange business…